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1900 magazine was created in 2012 by AFC Ajax N.V. and Blue Flower Media to provide a bi-monthly journal surrounding the Dutch association football club AFC Ajax from Amsterdam.[2] The name of the magazine is derived from the founding year of the club, which was first officially registered on 18 March 1900.[3] The first issue appeared on 20 December 2012 and had former Ajax player and head coach at the time Frank de Boer on the cover.[4] The Chief-Editor of the magazine is Joost De Jong, who had previously been an editor for AD Sportwereld, and the editor in chief for NLCOACH.[5]

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AFC Ajax
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Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax, also AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam. Historically, Ajax is the most successful club in the Netherlands, Ajax is historically one of the most successful clubs in the world, according to the IFFHS, Ajax were the seventh-most successful European club of the 20th century. The club is one of the five teams that has earned the right to keep the European Cup and to wear a multiple-winner badge, in 1972, they completed the continental treble by winning the Eredivisie, KNVB Cup, and the European Cup. It also won the first organized UEFA Super Cup in 1972 against Glasgow Rangers, Ajax is also one of three teams to win the continental treble and the Intercontinental Cup in the same season/calendar year, This was achieved in the 1971–72 season. Ajax, Juventus, Bayern Munich, and Chelsea are the four clubs to have won all three major UEFA club competitions. They have also won the Intercontinental Cup twice, the 1991–92 UEFA Cup, as well as the Karl Rappan Cup, Ajax plays at the Amsterdam Arena, which opened in 1996. They previously played at De Meer Stadion and the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium, Ajax was founded in Amsterdam on 18 March 1900. The club achieved promotion to the highest level of Dutch football in 1911 and had its first major success in 1917, winning the KNVB Beker, the following season, Ajax became national champion for the first time. The club defended its title in 1918–19, becoming the team to achieve an unbeaten season in the Netherlands Football League Championship. Throughout the 1920s, Ajax was a regional power, winning the Eerste Klasse West division in 1921,1927 and 1928. This changed in the 1930s, with the winning five national championships. In 1956, the first season of the Netherlands new professional league, the team were again Eredivisie champions in 1960 and won a third KNVB Cup in 1961. A year earlier, Johan Cruyff, who would go on to become the greatest Dutch footballer of all time, between them, Michels and Cruyff led Ajax through the most successful period in its history, winning seven Eredivisie titles, four KNVB Cups and three European Cups. Ajax won the Dutch championship in 1966,1967, and 1968, during the 1966–67 season, Ajax scored a record 122 goals in an Eredivisie season and also won the KNVB Cup to achieve its first league and cup double. In 1969–70, Ajax won a fourth Dutch league championship and second league and cup double in five seasons, winning 27 out of 34 league games, after this success, Michels departed to become manager of Barcelona and was replaced by the Romanian Ștefan Kovács. In Kovács first season, Ajax completed a treble of the European Cup, the Eredivisie, in 1973, Michels Barcelona broke the world transfer record to bring Cruyff to Catalonia. Kovács also departed to become manager of the France national team, in 1976–77, Ajax won its first domestic championship in four seasons and recorded a double of the Eredivisie and KNVB Cup two years later. The early 1980s saw the return of Johan Cruyff to the club, as well as the emergence of young players Marco van Basten, the team won back-to-back Eredivisie titles in 1982 and 1983, with all three playing a significant role in the latter

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Netherlands
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The Netherlands, also informally known as Holland is the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three territories in the Caribbean. The European part of the Netherlands borders Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, sharing borders with Belgium, the United Kingdom. The three largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, Amsterdam is the countrys capital, while The Hague holds the Dutch seat of parliament and government. The port of Rotterdam is the worlds largest port outside East-Asia, the name Holland is used informally to refer to the whole of the country of the Netherlands. Netherlands literally means lower countries, influenced by its low land and flat geography, most of the areas below sea level are artificial. Since the late 16th century, large areas have been reclaimed from the sea and lakes, with a population density of 412 people per km2 –507 if water is excluded – the Netherlands is classified as a very densely populated country. Only Bangladesh, South Korea, and Taiwan have both a population and higher population density. Nevertheless, the Netherlands is the worlds second-largest exporter of food and agricultural products and this is partly due to the fertility of the soil and the mild climate. In 2001, it became the worlds first country to legalise same-sex marriage, the Netherlands is a founding member of the EU, Eurozone, G-10, NATO, OECD and WTO, as well as being a part of the Schengen Area and the trilateral Benelux Union. The first four are situated in The Hague, as is the EUs criminal intelligence agency Europol and this has led to the city being dubbed the worlds legal capital. The country also ranks second highest in the worlds 2016 Press Freedom Index, the Netherlands has a market-based mixed economy, ranking 17th of 177 countries according to the Index of Economic Freedom. It had the thirteenth-highest per capita income in the world in 2013 according to the International Monetary Fund, in 2013, the United Nations World Happiness Report ranked the Netherlands as the seventh-happiest country in the world, reflecting its high quality of life. The Netherlands also ranks joint second highest in the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index, the region called Low Countries and the country of the Netherlands have the same toponymy. Place names with Neder, Nieder, Nether and Nedre and Bas or Inferior are in use in all over Europe. They are sometimes used in a relation to a higher ground that consecutively is indicated as Upper, Boven, Oben. In the case of the Low Countries / the Netherlands the geographical location of the region has been more or less downstream. The geographical location of the region, however, changed over time tremendously

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Amsterdam
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Amsterdam is the capital and most populous municipality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands, although it is not the seat of the government, which is The Hague. Amsterdam has a population of 851,373 within the city proper,1,351,587 in the urban area, the city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country. The metropolitan area comprises much of the part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe. Amsterdams name derives from Amstelredamme, indicative of the citys origin around a dam in the river Amstel, during that time, the city was the leading centre for finance and diamonds. In the 19th and 20th centuries the city expanded, and many new neighborhoods and suburbs were planned, the 17th-century canals of Amsterdam and the 19–20th century Defence Line of Amsterdam are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. As the commercial capital of the Netherlands and one of the top financial centres in Europe, Amsterdam is considered a world city by the Globalization. The city is also the capital of the Netherlands. Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there, and seven of the worlds 500 largest companies, including Philips and ING, are based in the city. In 2012, Amsterdam was ranked the second best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit and 12th globally on quality of living for environment, the city was ranked 3rd in innovation by Australian innovation agency 2thinknow in their Innovation Cities Index 2009. The Amsterdam seaport to this day remains the second in the country, famous Amsterdam residents include the diarist Anne Frank, artists Rembrandt van Rijn and Vincent van Gogh, and philosopher Baruch Spinoza. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world, is located in the city center. After the floods of 1170 and 1173, locals near the river Amstel built a bridge over the river, the earliest recorded use of that name is in a document dated October 27,1275, which exempted inhabitants of the village from paying bridge tolls to Count Floris V. This allowed the inhabitants of the village of Aemstelredamme to travel freely through the County of Holland, paying no tolls at bridges, locks, the certificate describes the inhabitants as homines manentes apud Amestelledamme. By 1327, the name had developed into Aemsterdam, Amsterdam is much younger than Dutch cities such as Nijmegen, Rotterdam, and Utrecht. In October 2008, historical geographer Chris de Bont suggested that the land around Amsterdam was being reclaimed as early as the late 10th century. This does not necessarily mean there was already a settlement then, since reclamation of land may not have been for farming—it may have been for peat. Amsterdam was granted city rights in either 1300 or 1306, from the 14th century on, Amsterdam flourished, largely from trade with the Hanseatic League

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Frank de Boer
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Franciscus Frank de Boer is a Dutch football manager and former player. A former defender, De Boer spent most of his playing career with Ajax, winning five Eredivisie titles. He later spent five years at FC Barcelona, where he won the 1998–99 La Liga title, before retiring after short spells at Galatasaray, Rangers, Al-Rayyan, De Boer is the most capped outfield player in the history of the Netherlands national football team, with 112 caps. He captained the Oranje to the semi-finals of both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000, after retiring from playing, he went into management with the Ajax youth team and as assistant to Bert van Marwijk with the Dutch national team. In December 2010, he took over as manager of Ajax, in 2013, De Boer received the Rinus Michels Award for manager of the year in the Netherlands after leading Ajax to their third successive Eredivisie title. A year later, he became the first manager to win four consecutive Eredivisie titles, in August 2016 he was appointed as manager of Internazionale, replacing Roberto Mancini, before being dismissed approximately three months later. He is the brother of Ronald de Boer, with whom he was a teammate at Ajax, Barcelona, Rangers, Al-Rayyan, Al-Shamal. De Boer began his career as a back at Ajax before switching to centre back. He won both the 1991–92 UEFA Cup and 1994–95 UEFA Champions League while at Ajax, in addition to five Eredivisie titles and two KNVB Cups. However, after signing a contract extension with Ajax for the 1998–99 season, he. Ajax had an agreement that if a lucrative offer for one brother came by. In January 1999, Frank and Ronald de Boer signed for FC Barcelona for £22 million, after winning the 1998–99 La Liga title, they were unable to repeat their earlier triumphs. In 2000, Van Gaal was sacked by Barcelona and Frank suffered the ignominy of testing positive for the substance nandrolone a year later. He was suspended but he was reinstated after a successful appeal and he briefly moved to Galatasaray in the summer of 2003 before joining his brother at Rangers in January 2004. He made a total of 17 appearances for Rangers, scoring two goals, the De Boer brothers left Rangers after UEFA Euro 2004 to play the rest of their football careers in Qatar with Al-Rayyan. De Boer announced his retirement from football in April 2006, having represented his national team 112 times, he was the most capped player in the history of the Netherlands national team, until Edwin van der Sar surpassed him. De Boer made his debut for the Netherlands in September 1990 against Italy, De Boer also played for the Netherlands in the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, and the 1992,2000 and 2004 UEFA European Championships. He is well-remembered for the arching 60-yard pass which allowed Dennis Bergkamp to score the goal that knocked out Argentina in the quarter-finals of the 1998 World Cup

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Toby Alderweireld
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Tobias Albertine Maurits Toby Alderweireld is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the Belgium national team. Mainly a central defender, he can play as a right back. Alderweireld began his career at Dutch club Ajax, where he won honours including three consecutive Eredivisie titles. In 2013, he moved to Atlético Madrid, where he won La Liga, a full international since 2009, Alderweireld has earned over 60 caps for Belgium and represented the country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Born in Antwerp, Alderweireld moved to Ajaxs youth academy in August 2004 from Germinal Beerschot, on 22 February 2007, he signed his first professional contract, tying him to the club until 30 June 2010. He was promoted to the first team for the 2008–09 season, on 26 February, he made his European debut during a 1–1 draw against Fiorentina in the UEFA Cup. Although he only made appearances for the remainder of the season. During the early stages of the 2009–10 season, Alderweireld established himself in the first team and he became first choice centre-back along with fellow Belgian Jan Vertonghen following the departure of former captain Thomas Vermaelen to Arsenal. New Ajax coach Martin Jol praised the two defenders and kept faith in the duo after a string of good performances. During the 3–0 win against Heracles on 4 September, he scored his first league goal for the club when he opened the scoring with a header from Luis Suárezs corner-kick. On 27 January, he scored an equaliser in extra time during the KNVB Cup quarter-final against NEC. At the end of the 2009–10 season, Alderweireld was named Ajax Talent of the Year and he assured himself of a place in the Eredivisie giants history books on 3 November 2011, heading in Ajaxs 100th UEFA Champions League goal in the 2–1 Group G defeat by Auxerre. In the 2010–11 season, he scored a stunning 25-yard strike at the San Siro against Champions League group rivals Milan in a 2–0 away win and he followed this spectacular goal with an even more impressive 32-yard strike against Feyenoord in a 2–0 home win. Alderweireld also showed some impressive offensive ability, scoring a goal against Heerenveen. Unfortunately, it was a match Ajax would lose 4–2, making it the third Johan Cruyff Shield which Alderweireld participated in, on 2 September 2013, Alderweireld joined Atlético Madrid on a four-year contract for an estimated €7 million transfer fee. Alderweireld was sent on a loan to English Premier League side Southampton on 1 September 2014. He made his Southampton debut on 13 September, helping to keep a sheet in a 4–0 victory against Newcastle United. On 26 December, he scored his first goal for the club, Southampton had a £6.8 million option to buy Alderweireld, but in July 2015 Atlético cancelled the clause for £1.5 million in order to sell to the highest bidder

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Daley Blind
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Daley Blind is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, left-back and centre-back for English club Manchester United and the Netherlands national team. He is the son of former Ajax defender and former Netherlands national team manager Danny Blind, Blind rose through the youth ranks at Ajax, becoming a regular after a loan to Groningen, and won four consecutive Eredivisie titles with the club. In September 2014, he transferred to Manchester United for £13.8 million, a full international since 2013, he has earned over 40 caps and was a member of the Dutch squad that finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Blind began his career in the academy of his hometown club, Ajax. Blind is a product of the Ajax youth system and, while still a B-junior. Before earning promotion to the Ajax first team for the 2008–09 season and he was a midfielder through his journey up the Ajax youth levels, often playing the No.6 or third centre-back role. He showed good promise as a youngster and was captain of Jong Ajax in 2007. He signed his first professional contract at 17 tying him to the club until 1 July 2010, on 7 December 2008, Blind made his debut in the Ajax first team in the away match against FC Volendam. Blind made an impact when he forced a cornerkick through a Volendam defender. On 19 December 2008, he signed an extension keeping him with Ajax until 30 June 2013. On 5 January 2010, he joined Groningen on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season, at Groningen, Blind was mainly used as a right-back. He was almost sold to Groningen for €1.5 million by Ajax on a permanent basis, however, Blinds performances when given the chance were unconvincing and he was even booed off the field in an Eredivisie game. On 23 April 2013, it was announced by Marc Overmars, during the 2013–14 season, De Boer moved Blind back to his natural defensive central midfielder position and was named Dutch Footballer of the Year as Ajax won a fourth consecutive league title. On 30 August 2014, Manchester United reached an agreement to sign Blind subject to a medical, the transfer was completed on 1 September 2014 for a fee of £13.8 million. Blind made his debut 13 days after his signing, playing the full 90 minutes as United beat Queens Park rangers 4–0 at Old Trafford for their first victory of the season. His first goal for the club came on 20 October, a 20-yard strike that earned United a 2–2 draw at West Bromwich Albion. On 16 November, Blind sustained a ligament injury in the Netherlands UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Latvia which kept him out of the Manchester United team for the remainder of 2014. On 11 January 2015, Blind returned to the United team, on 8 February, he scored an injury-time equaliser for United in a 1–1 draw against West Ham

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Edwin van der Sar
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Edwin van der Sar OON is a former professional Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his career he has played for Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and he is the most capped player in the Netherlands national teams history. He currently works as director at Ajax. He came out of retirement to play for Dutch amateur team VV Noordwijk and he started his senior career at Ajax and is considered to be a member of a golden generation of players at the club. He remained there for nine years before moving to Italian club Juventus and then to England, first to Fulham, Van der Sar also won the UEFA Cup with Ajax in 1992. Van der Sar is the second most decorated goalkeeper of all time and one of the most successful ever, having won 25 major trophies in his career, mainly at Ajax. Throughout a long and successful career, Van der Sar achieved, in the 2008–09 season he set the world league clean sheet record by not conceding a single goal for 1,311 minutes. Along with being the most capped player for the Netherlands national team, with 130 caps, he is also the oldest player to win the Premier League, at 40 years and 205 days old. Van der Sar has won individual awards, including Best European Goalkeeper in 1995 and 2009. He is considered, by critics and fellow players, as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, born in Voorhout, Van der Sar began his career at his hometown club, Foreholte, and then VV Noordwijk. At a relatively late age, he was brought to the attention of Louis van Gaal, even though he joined late he went into the reserve team and bided his time before getting his first-team call-up by Louis van Gaal. He enjoyed a long and successful stint in their side, winning the 1991–92 UEFA Cup. He was in goal for Ajax in the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final and he made a total of 226 appearances for Ajax and scored a penalty for Ajax to complete a 9–1 victory over De Graafschap in the 1997–98 season. In his first full season as Ajax No.1 he won the Dutch Football Goalkeeper of the Year and he made his debut for The Old Lady in the 1–1 draw with Reggina at the Stadio Delle Alpi. He became the first non-Italian to keep goal for the Turin club and he was the first-choice goalkeeper during his first two seasons in Italy, making 66 Serie A appearances as Juventus finished runners-up in the league twice under Carlo Ancelotti. On the final day of the 1999–2000 season, Juventus lost to Perugia Calcio, the following season, Van der Sar helped Juventus finish 2 points behind eventual champions A. S. Unwilling to remain as second-choice behind Buffon, Van der Sar made it clear he wished to move on two years in Serie A. On 1 August 2001, Van der Sar opted to play in England and joined newly promoted Fulham in a move worth £7.1 million

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John Heitinga
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John Gijsbert Alan Johnny Heitinga is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a centre back. A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, he played for their first squad from 2001 to 2008, after a one-year spell at Atlético Madrid in Spain, he signed for Everton in 2009. Joining Fulham for six months in January 2014, he signed with German side Hertha BSC the following Summer. In June 2015 he returned to his first club Ajax, since his debut for Dutch national team in February 2004, Heitinga has over 85 caps, and he has represented his country at two World Cups and three European Championships. In 2008, Heitinga was named Dutch Footballer of the Year and he is of mixed Dutch and Indo ancestry. Heitinga was part of the AFC Ajax youth team making his debut for the first team on 26 August 2001 against Feyenoord. He was part a new wave of talent that fielded the likes of homegrown stars Rafael van der Vaart and Wesley Sneijder, as well as Zlatan Ibrahimović and Cristian Chivu. His comeback was short-lived, as he played one game before suffering yet another injury which again sentenced him to a long period of recovery. When it was announced that he would be leaving Ajax at the end of the 2007–08 season, Heitinga moved to Atlético Madrid at the end of the 2007–08 season for a fee of £8.8 million. His first season in Spain ended with Heitinga making 32 appearances —27 in La Liga —, in September 2009, aged 25, Heitinga joined English Premier League club Everton on a five-year contract for a fee of around €7.04 million. He was given squad number 5, though he was not eligible to represent Everton in the UEFA Europa League, Heitinga made his debut for Everton on 13 September against Fulham after coming on for the injured Phil Neville. In his first season for the club, Heitinga made 35 appearances in all competitions and he played mostly as defensive midfielder, covering the absence of several players and showing great spirit and adaptability. In the 2010–11 FA Cup, Everton held holders Chelsea 1–1 in a replay at Stamford Bridge, Heitinga took Evertons fourth and scored. Phil Neville went on to score the penalty for Everton. Later that season, Heitinga scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw at home to Birmingham City, Heitinga was voted Evertons Player of the Season for 2011–12 by the clubs supporters. He finally had a run of play as center back, showing the passion. He then scored against Newcastle on the day of the season with an unmarked header which put Everton 3–0, his second Premier League goal. The 2012–13 season proved to be successful for Heitinga as manager David Moyes opted to play Phil Jagielka

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Jasper Cillessen
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Jacobus Antonius Peter Jasper Cillessen is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. Formed at NEC, where he made his debut in 2010. He totalled 141 games for them in six seasons, winning honours including three Eredivisie titles, in 2016, he joined Barcelona for an initial €13 million. In May 2011, he received his first call-up for the Netherlands national team and he made his international debut in 2013 and was the countrys first-choice goalkeeper as they finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Cillessen was born in Nijmegen and grew up in nearby Groesbeek, Cillessen began playing for the youth team of local club De Treffers, before being scouted to the NEC/FC Oss youth academy in 2001. In 2008, he signed his first professional contract with NEC, in 2010, Cillessen agreed a new two-year contract at NEC until June 2012. Following an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Gábor Babos, Cillessen made his debut on 28 August 2010 in a 2–2 home draw against SC Heerenveen and was voted the man of the match. Even when Babos returned from injury, Cillessen managed to keep his spot in the first team, at the end of the 2010–11 season, Cillessen was awarded Gelderland footballer of the year. On 27 August 2011 it was announced that NEC and Ajax had reached an agreement for the transfer of Cillessen to the Amsterdam club for an estimated €3 million and he signed a five-year contract, binding him to Ajax until 2016. Cillessen made his first appearance for Ajax on 21 September 2011 and he played the full match, conceding only to Sijbren Bartlema in the 66th minute of the 3–1 away victory. With Ajax down to 10 men, Cillessen helped Ajax retain a 1–1 draw after Jan Vertonghen tied the game just minutes after the ejection of Vermeer, cillessens breakthrough into the first team began during the 2013 pre-season. Manager Frank de Boer said that both of his two leading goalkeepers would get a chance to show why they should be his first choice, early in that season, Cillessen made his first sustained run of appearances for Ajax in the Eredivisie. On 25 August 2016, Cillessen signed a deal with Barcelona for an initial €13 million plus another €2m in add-ons. After only three training sessions, he made his debut in a home La Liga match against Deportivo Alavés, after the 2010–11 season, Cillessen was placed in the pre-selection for the senior squads friendly matches against Uruguay and Brazil. Manager Bert van Marwijk eventually selected Cillessen for the Netherlands national teams friendly trip to South America. On 7 May 2012, Cillessen was named in the provisional list of 36 players for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament, on 7 June 2013, Cillessen obtained his first cap for the Netherlands national team under manager Louis van Gaal, after several call-ups in the past. Cillessen played the first half in an encounter against Indonesia in a 3–0 away win for the Dutch. He was relieved in goal by Kenneth Vermeer in the 46th minute, in June 2014, Cillessen was selected in the Netherlands squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup

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Peter Bosz
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Peter Bosz is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands, from July 2016 serving as head coach of the Dutch club AFC Ajax. He retired at the end of the year 1999 after a spell with JEF United Ichihara. Bosz made his debut for the Netherlands in a December 1991 Euro qualification match against Greece and earned eight caps and his final international was in 1995 against the Czech Republic. He was part of the Dutch squad at UEFA Euro 1992, Bosz made his move into professional football in 2002, becoming head coach of De Graafschap. The team finished last in the 2002–03 Eredivisie and was relegated to the Eerste Divisie, Bosz next became manager of Heracles Almelo. He won the 2004–05 Eerste Divisie with the club and promoted them to the Eredivisie. Bosz Heracles secured their Eredivisie promotion the year, finishing 13th in the 2005–06 Eredivisie. In July 2006, Bosz accepted an offer as technical director at his former club Feyenoord, while at the club he was responsible for completing the signings of Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Roy Makaay, Tim de Cler, Kevin Hofland and Denny Landzaat. He left the position on 14 January 2009 due to his opposition to the dismissal of head coach Gertjan Verbeek, in the summer of 2010, Bosz started his second spell as manager of Heracles Almelo, replacing Verbeek who had moved to AZ Alkmaar in the meantime. The team finished 8th in the 2010–11 Eredivisie, securing qualification for the European competition Playoffs, Heracles finished 12th in the 2011–12 Eredivisie and 2012–13 Eredivisie. He left the club in 2013, on 19 June 2013, Bosz became manager of Vitesse, signing a two-year deal, together with assistant manager Hendrie Krüzen who joined him from Heracles. Bosz replaced outgoing manager Fred Rutten whose contract had expired, in November 2013, Vitesse was top of the league in the Eredivisie for the first time since 2006. It was the first time since 2000 theyd been top of the later than the first week. Halfway through the season, after 17 matches, Vitesse was top of the league, the team finished 2013–14 Eredivisie in sixth place. The following season, Bosz extended his contract by one year, technical director Mohammed Allach and Bosz developed a multi-year plan where the Vitesse Academy should play a major role, scouting improved, and the attacking style Bosz preferred leading. In the 2014–15 Eredivisie, Vitesse finished fifth, qualifying for the European competition play-offs, by defeating PEC Zwolle in the semi-final, and SC Heerenveen in the final, the team secured qualification for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. At the end of the season, Bosz was nominated for the Rinus Michels Award, but lost to Phillip Cocu, in the 2015–16 Eredivisie, Vitesse was in fifth place in the winter break, after which Bosz left the club. In January 2016 Bosz was announced as the new coach of Israeli champion Maccabi Tel Aviv

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːjɑks]), also AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax, is a …

Johan Cruyff played at Ajax from 1959 to 1973, and from 1981 to 1983, winning 3 European Cups; his No. 14 is the only squad number Ajax has ever retired. Cruyff came back to manage the club from 1985 to 1988.